Opened my email this morning and there was an email in my spam folder from a hacker , who purportedly had control of my computer and if I didn't pay $xxxxxx amount within 2 days he/ they would load doctored videos to Pornhub , of me engaging in certain activities.
They could do this because they had control of the webcam and microphone attached to my PC and have been doing this since August. This is all very interesting as in the past 2 months I've upgraded my PC anyway and have never had a webcam or microphone attached to my PCs'.
I'm aware that my email address is out there, as a contact for my local astro club, something I should review I guess.
There are probably more of us out there that have received similar emails but just be aware of their scams and deception and don't fall for the crap they try to scare you with.
Stay Safe .
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